Mississippi , US

Mississippi: State of the United States of America

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Population :	2,966,786
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Mississippi
Area :	125443 km²
Water as percent of area :	3.11%
Land as percent of area :	96.89%
Legislative body :	Mississippi Legislature
Named for :	Mississippi River
Official language :	English
Altitude :	299 feet / 91 meters
Capital :	Jackson
Establishment :	December 12, 1817 (204 years ago)
Time Zone :	Central Time Zone, UTC−06:00, America/Chicago
Local time :	02:39:02 (17th May 2022)

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Geography

Mississippi is located at 32°45'1"N 89°45'1"W (32.7504100, -89.7503600). It has 4 neighbors: Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama.

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The largest city of Mississippi is Jackson with a population of 157,821. Other cities include, Gulfport population 71,438, West Gulfport population 71,329, Auburn population 60,258 and Southaven population 56,644. See all Mississippi cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Mississippi (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Mississippi.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Jackson	Capital and largest city of Mississippi	Hinds	157,821
Gulfport	City in Mississippi	Harrison	71,438
West Gulfport	City in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America	Harrison	71,329
Auburn	City in Lee County, Alabama, USA	Lee	60,258
Southaven	City in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States	De Soto	56,644
Biloxi	City in Harrison County, Mississippi	Harrison	46,127
Hattiesburg	City in Lamar County and Forrest County, Mississippi, United States; county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi	Forrest	45,806
Olive Branch	City in De Soto County, Mississippi, United States	De Soto	39,646
Tupelo	City in and county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States	Lee	38,303
City of Tupelo	City in and county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States	Lee	38,114
Meridian	City in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States	Lauderdale	36,011
City of Greenville	City in Washington County, Mississippi, United States	Washington	30,686
Oxford	City in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America	Amite	28,635
Greenville	City in Washington County, Mississippi, United States	Washington	28,315
Horn Lake	City in De Soto County, Mississippi, United States	De Soto	27,282
Pearl	City in Rankin County, Mississippi	Rankin	26,560

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Mississippi has 4 neighbours.

Arkansas state of the United States of America
Louisiana state in the southern United States
Tennessee state of the United States of America
Alabama One of the 50 states that make up the United States of America is Alabama. Its capital is Montgomery, and Birmingham is its most populous city. It is located in the country's South Region, Southeast Central Division. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, with the Chattahoochee River forming the southern half of this boundary, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. On 14 December 1819, as state number 22, he was admitted to the Union.

Jackson County
Jasper County
Attala County
Jefferson County
Leflore County
Adams County
Claiborne County
Marshall County
Smith County
Carroll County
Hancock County
Wilkinson County
Prentiss County
Choctaw County
Yazoo County
Quitman County
Forrest County
Lawrence County
Yalobusha County
Greene County
Harrison County
Coahoma County
Tunica County
Lowndes County
Winston County
Madison County
Itawamba County
Webster County
Union County
Grenada County
Sunflower County
Kemper County
Lamar County
Benton County
Stone County
Newton County
Humphreys County
Simpson County
Lee County
Tippah County
Noxubee County
Sharkey County
Panola County
Bolivar County
Tishomingo County
Jefferson Davis County
Tallahatchie County
Jones County
Chickasaw County
Covington County
Issaquena County
Wayne County
Rankin County
Alcorn County
Lauderdale County
Pike County
Franklin County
Lincoln County
Perry County
Monroe County
George County
Copiah County
Calhoun County
Neshoba County
Pontotoc County
Tate County
Pearl River County
Hinds County
Amite County
Montgomery County
Lafayette County
Holmes County
Walthall County
Washington County
Clarke County
Scott County
Oktibbeha County
Warren County
Marion County
Leake County
DeSoto County
Clay County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1910	1,797,114	-	census
1920	1,790,618	-0.36%	census
1930	2,009,821	10.91%	census
1940	2,183,796	7.97%	census
1950	2,178,914	-0.22%	census
1960	2,178,141	-0.04%	census
1970	2,216,912	1.75%	census
1980	2,520,638	12.05%	census
1990	2,573,216	2.04%	census
2000	2,844,658	9.54%	census
2010	2,967,297	4.13%	census
2011	2,978,731	0.38%	estimation process
2012	2,983,816	0.17%	estimation process
2013	2,988,711	0.16%	estimation process
2014	2,990,468	0.06%	estimation process
2015	2,988,471	-0.07%	estimation process
2016	2,987,938	-0.02%	estimation process
2017	2,988,510	0.02%	estimation process
2018	2,981,020	-0.25%	estimation process
2019	2,976,149	-0.16%	estimation process
2020	2,966,786	-0.32%	estimation process

Map of countries with a smaller population than Mississippi

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People born in Mississippi (198)

People born in Mississippi, including jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist Lester Young, blues singer and songwriter Lil Green, blues musician Gus Cannon, .

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Thomas Watt Gregory (American lawyer (1861-1933)) he was born in 06/11/1861
Jimmy Reed (American blues musician and songwriter) he was born in 06/09/1925
Mildrette Netter (athletics competitor) she was born in 16/06/1948
Mushulatubbee (Choctaw Chief) he was born in 01/01/1770
Jarboe (Singer, long-time member of Swans) she was born in 01/01/2000
Sonny Boy Williamson II (American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter) he was born in 01/01/1899
Archie Moore (American boxer (1913-1998)) he was born in 13/12/1913
Lucille Bogan (American blues singer) she was born in 01/04/1897
Eddie Willis (African-American soul musician) he was born in 03/06/1936
Troy H. Middleton (United States Army general) he was born in 12/10/1889
Henry Sloan (African American Delta blues musician) he was born in 01/01/1870
Arthur Crudup (American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist) he was born in 24/08/1905
Max Palmer (American professional wrestler and actor (1927-1984)) he was born in 02/11/1927
Babe Stovall (American Delta blues singer and songwriter) he was born in 14/10/1907
Rogue (fictional superhero appearing in Marvel Comics)
Big Daddy Kinsey (American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player) he was born in 18/03/1927
Hardin Richard Runnels (American politician (1820-1873)) he was born in 30/08/1820
Bob Curtis (American dancer) he was born in 01/09/1925

Mississippi Counties (more)

Hinds County

Hinds County, county in Mississippi, United States

Harrison County

Harrison County, county in Mississippi, United States

De Soto County

De Soto County, county in Mississippi, United States

County Name	Population
Hinds County	227,966
Harrison County	208,801
De Soto County	173,323
Rankin County	155,975
Jackson County	143,802
Madison County	106,871
Lee County	85,466
Forrest County	75,009
Lauderdale County	73,751
Jones County	67,993
Lamar County	64,165
Lowndes County	58,309
Pearl River County	55,876
Lafayette County	54,408
Oktibbeha County	49,789
Hancock County	48,000